Education Amendment Bill (No 2)

The Education Amendment Bill (No 2) was introduced on 13 September 2018. It makes a number of amendments to the Education Act 1989, Education Act 1964, and the Education (Update) Amendment Act 2017.

About the Bill

The Bill will protect public interest in Teaching Council decision-making by enabling the Minister to issue a policy direction, make student safety a registration criteria for private schools, change the rules for cohort (group) entry so children must be 5 before starting school, and repeal the start-up of communities of online learning.

A copy of the Bill, and the latest information about its progress through Parliament is available on the New Zealand Parliament website.